Moldova
Compared with India, using real observed prices.
Baseline: India = 1×
Overall verdict
Moldova is about 1.81×
India.
Average across 3 categories, 4 items with data
The shape of prices (vs
India = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is India. A bar running right means Moldova is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than
India
India = 1×
Moldova is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Moldova, Electricity 1kWh (household) costs 2.3× what it does in India — but Gasoline 1L costs only 1.5×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
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Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×2.32
Moldova ₹16.72 USD 0.179
India ₹7.19 USD 0.077
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Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.63
Moldova ₹158.11 USD 1.66
India ₹96.96 USD 1.018
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Big Mac 1 burger ×1.63
Moldova ₹369.41 MDL 70
India ₹227.00 INR 227
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Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.49
Moldova ₹160.31 USD 1.683
India ₹107.44 USD 1.128
See what really changed 
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+35%
in MDL
52 → 70
52 → 70
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+71%
in INR
It rose 35% in local currency, but 71% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Moldova's inflation.